Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1946 — Page 1

IV No. 270

|WIS ENDS CONTRACT WITH GOVERNMENT

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Airliner Strike Is Settled Today Reach Agreement To Arbitrate Dispute Washington, Nov. IS - <VP> — The 25-day-old strike ot Transcontinental A Western air pilots, the first major filers' walkout In the history of V, H. commercial aviation, catne to an end early today when both sides agreed to arbitrate their wage dispute. Chairman Frank P. Douglass of the national mediation board announced the agreement after an all night conference with president David L. llehncke of the Air Line Pilots Association (AFL) and TWA president Jack Frye. The pilots agreed to return to work and submit remaining differences to a three-man arbitration board which will begin hearings in Chicago between Dec. 19 and 23. The board will rule on pay and work rules for pilots and copilots operating four engined planes on domestic and international routes. Frye said TWA hoped “to reach a full schedule of operations within a few days." He said the first schedules would start alxnit 7 a m. tomorrow on flights orignating on both coasts. Frye said it would be some time before all the I&.fMX) TWA employes furloughed as result of the strike would be back on the job. He said the strike by the loot) pilots and co pilots "has hurt TWA to an extent we cannot immediately determine." The pilots struck Oct. 21 after TWA had failed to satisfy a union tiltamatum for rules changes and wage Increases averaging |3,000 a year for flyers ot four-eng-ine aircraft — the skymaster and the constellation. The top pay now is alniiit a year. o November Term Os Court Opens Monday Attache* of the Adams circuit court are busily engaged in making last minute preparations for the -'penlng of the November term of court next Monday. A iarge number ot cases have the first day of court acheiluled as a return date on summons related to the action. Members of both the petit and grand Jury panels have been drawn ‘ The grand jury will meet sometime 1 during the term, nt its first sees) m of the year 0 Employment Service Returns To State Washington, Nov. 15.—(UP) — The United States employment service. federally-controlled through nearly five years of war and peace, will lie turned hack to the states tonight. The agency, which placed nearly 50,000,000 t.M) people in wartime Jobs during the country’s most critical labor shortage, will transfer Its 1800 employment offices to state control at 12:01 am., EST. 0 Rankin Charges To Go To Committee Contempt Charges To Full Committee Washington. Nov. 15 (t’P)— Rep. John E. Rankin. D., Miss., an nounced today that he has decided to submit his ccntempt charges against Harlow Shapley, worldfamed Harvard astronomer, to the membership of the house un-Ameri-can activities committee on Nov. 22. Rankin's decision apparently was designed to avoid a legal tangle which his earlier decision to press charges by himself might have caused. Congressional sources said that speaker Sato Rayburn. D., Tex., would be reluctant to sign contempt charges voted on by only one man. Rankin accused Shapley of shawIng contempt for the committee at a hearing. Rankin was the only committee member present. Shapley was summoned to testify about and produce records of the CIO political action committee, the national citlxens political action committee, the joint anti-fas-(Turn To Page 4, Column 1)

Predict Food Price Drop By Early January Meat Prices Drop From High Peak Os Early Free Market By United Press Government officials and market analysts li<dicved today that course of meat prices, which skyrocketed immediately after deconrlsing food prices may follow the trol but since have fallen half way back to the old OPA celling*. A check of butcher shops at 12 major cities — one month after de-control — showed that prices still are falling, as supplies become more plentiful. Government officials said that food costs. Inclining non-meat items, had soared 56 perecent since June 28, but predicted that most prices would begin dropping in early January. Food prices rose one percent in the first two business days following President Truman’s decontrol order last Saturday. they reported. The clty-by-clty meat survey showed a wide range of price tendencies. Dallas butcher shops were selling porterhouse steaks at the same price as under the OPA — 63 cents a pound. At Oklahoma City, however, pork chops were selling at almost 100 percent above the old ceilings End all meats there were at the highest price since de-control. But theW( were the exceptions. A composite picture of meat prices in the 12 cities showed that |M>rk chops had averaged a peak Increase of 40 cents a pound during the first week of decontrol, but now had dropped back to 22 cents above the old OPA levels. The average price increases over old OPA ceilings in other meats were: hamburger, peak of 80.5 cents, 16 cents today; porterhouse steak, 35 cent-peak. 15.5 cents today; beef rib roast. 33 cent peak, 19 cents today; lamb chop*. 30 cent |>eak. 18 cents today. New York City displayed the wildest price fluctuation during . the first month of decontrol. Ham-bur»\-r there w|s 30 cents a pound under the OPA. At the height of the meat price boom it reached 11.00 a pound. Today it was selling for 39 cent* a pound. Other meat prices there skyrocketed and skidded in the same fashion, laimb (Turn To Page 6. Column '•> 0 Full Dress Debate On British Revolt British Foreign Policy Assailed London, Nov. 15.—(UP)-The labor government today accepted the challenge of left-wing rebels and agreed to a full dress debate in the houae of commons on whether foreign secretary Ernmt Kevin’s foreign policy involve* an ultimate threat of war lietween the United Stales and Russia. After considerable hesitation the government announced that a debate Will be held Mondi-y on the question posed by the rebel group. The rebel remdution calls for “a aoctalist alternative" to the present foreign policy which Is alleged to carry the threat ot eventual war lx-tween the west and the east. ‘ The rebel parliamentary group has the support of something more than 50 members- considerably too few to upset the government but large enough to constitute a challenge to the cabinet. The government also agreed to a debate on a second challenge to its policy—a dissent from the program of peace-time conscription. This dissent has the support of a smaller group of laborites, estimated at 15 to 20. The rebel bloc was expected to attack the government foreign policy in blunt terms, similar to those employed In laat night’s de bate In which the United States was accused of "aggressive economic imperialism” and of pursuing """(Turn To Page 6, Cclumn 4)

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 15,1946

Confer With Truman On AMG i a w

SECRETARY OF WAR ROBERT PATTERSON, left, and Lt. Gen Lucius D. Clay, commanding general of the American Military Government in Germany, are shown at the White House where they conferred with President Truman on the discussion that ha* opened in Washington with Great Britain, on bi zonal arrangement*.

Central Soya Sales, Earnings At Record 12th Annual Report Sets New Records In it* 12th annual report to Rtcx-kholder* Issued texlay. Central ; Soya company, leading soybean processor and feed producer, report* the largest sale* and earn | Ings in its history. Net profit for the fiscal year ended September 30. amounted to 82,730,856 or |4.14 a share on the 659.950 shares of capital stock outstanding, compared with SL-, 036,892 and 11.57 a share on presently outstanding shares earned In the previous year Net sales for the year totaled 162.703.201. compared with 154,863.755 for the preceding 12 month*, a gain of 14 percent. Each of the major division*, soya, stock feed and special products, showed a substantial increase in volume. Net working capital at September 30 amounted to 19,408,617 against 16.814.394 a year ago. an increase of 38 percent. "The research facilities and staff of our chemical division were expanded by abont 50 percent during the past year," D. W. McMillen. chairman of the board, told stockholders. “Our protein division developed and put into production a new soy protein derive- > five which has already found widespread application In the food industry. The activities of this division are also directed toward developing protein derivatives for various industrial uses. Several new lecithin products were also developed and put into production by our fat and lecithin division and are being marketed in volume.” “Most all agricultral commodities are now decontrolled.” Mr. McMillen said, "and it may be expected that we will have erratic markets at times until these com(Turn To Page 2, Column 3) I

Mothers, Dads Return To School Open House Held Last Evening

Mother and Dad actually went back to school for a time Thursday night in a novel observance of American education week, staged at the Decatur junior senior high school under the direction of principal W. Guy Brown, assisted by Walter J. Krick, superintendent. More than 100 parents of students of the school reported for their classes. Registration in the lobby of the school gymnasium was the first requirement. The Misses Jane Ann Brumley. Pat Springer. Barbara Sauer, Karlann Striker. 1-eona Boley and Alice Fisher of the student body, assisted by Miss Virginia Venls. secretary to the principal, took care of this work. Parents were given registration cards of their respective boy or girl and for the rest of two-hour “s<-h<M>l." followed the classroom procedure which Jltnmy and Jane do every weekday.

Only 30 Percent Os Children Vaccinated Only 30 percent of the schixd I children In Decatur are Immunized against smallpox. It wa* made known heie Thursday by school authorities. Information concerning the number of children was gathered in u survey conducted 1 throughout the (ity’s public sch >ol system. School leaders are urging vaccination, warning against the possibilities of an epidemic. In event the I disease starts spreading while the i immunization rate I* at it* present low level. City Problem Forum Held Last Evening Garbage Problem Is Chief Discussion ■ • • The forum discussions on sev<ral million dollar*’ worth of pro posed city improvements and . their resultant problems, between city officials. < lub members and guests at the Rotary club meeting la*t evening, go: mired on the vexatious garbage problem, which confronts Decatur and alxiut every American city where dis|x>sal of waste forxl seems to be more of a civic hurdle than the individual’s quest of obtaining life’s sustenance. The session ran past 8:3() I o'clock, most of the time being devoted to a discussion on what could be done to improve the hauling and disposal of garbage from nearly 2.000 homes within the corporate limits Disposal did not loom as the major perplexity, but gathering and hauling away the refuse dominated the discussions. A definite stand wa* taken in the presentations, both by the men and women, that some 1 Improvement should be made in the ’ Decatur system, regardless of I (Turn To Page «. Column X)

The entire event was conducted in an informal manner and upon the suggestion of principal Brown, parents were urged to become better acquainted with the respective teachers, whose daily task is one of moulding the educational life of the city’s youth. The- parents forgot unco/nfortable positions a* they forced cramped knees under the desks Intended for the use of their notso grown-up offsprings and listened to the descriptive lectures of the Instructors. Un addition to the curricula customarily associated with the learning of the "Three H's.” oxygen and bioscope demonstration* in the science laboratory of the Institution attracted a large share of attention from a highly Impressed parent. • Visual education, modernised home economics and Industrial arts (Turn To Page 2, Column 4) 1

Action Apparently Means 400,000 Soft Coal Miners Will Leave Jobs Thursday

Find Wreckage Os Missing Airliner Still-Smoldering Wreckage Sighted Burltank. Cal , Nov 15— (UP)— Ft 111 smoldering wreckage of a Western Airline* Transport plane which vanished In a storm two and a half day* ago with 11 persons aboard was found today atop a 5.500-foOt peak 6<J mile* north of here Western Airline* pilot Max (’rail, who spotted the wreckage, *ail he did not see how there could be any survivor*. The plane, only its Jail intact. wsh approximately 2<M) feet Itelow the tip of Almo Peak. 12 mile* south of Gorman and west of the heavily traveled Ridge Route highway. Brush and scattered timber were burned for a radius of 75 feet. The ground was covered with a thin layer of *now "A little trickle of wmoke still was rising from the wreckage.’ (’rail said. The wreckage was 25 mile* north of Newhall, which pilot Garret Miller of the wrecked air liner reported passing in hl* last radio contact at 3:27 a. m. (PSTI Tuesday. Official* believed a 7<* mile an hour southeast wind might have blown hint off course. (’rail was flying with WAL (’apt Jim Conniry when they spottel the wreckage. They returned to Lockheed air terminal and immediately t<x>k off to lead other planes liack over the peak. t o District Meeting Os Moose Here Monday Decatur Lodge Host To District Lodges Several hundred members or six lodges In this area are expected to be in Decatur Monday night to attend the seventh district meet Ing of Indiana state ,M<x»se assm-ia-tion. Robert Gass, of Decatur, seventh district president, will preside at the session beginning at 8 p. m. with Dr. John S Coffman. Muncie, prominent in Moose circles for a number of years, as the main speaker. Officers and members of Adams lodge 1311, of this city, will act as hosts to the group, which is expected to Include representative* from Columbia City, Fort Wayne. Auburn, Bluffton and Portland. Members of ’he M<x»se order, their wives, and member* of the Women of the Moose have been Invited to attend. Members of the order and of Women of the Moose In Fort Wayne will provide the entertainment after the business > (Turn T > l > agr «. Column 7» Interesting Chapel Program At School Donald Stott-Morrison, hailed a* one of America’s most Interesting young pianists, entertained the student* and faculty of the Decatur junior senior high school this morning in a special chapel program. Mr. Morrison, a pupil of Guy Maier and Tobias Matthay, has studied in Ixith Europe and America. This morning he presented a unique "Conversation Concert." Presenting the work* of great masters of music, he impersonated them and In an intimate, conversational manner told of their live* Hl* Impersonations included those Os Deßusgy. Bach. I.iszt. Chopin and others. Principal W. Guy Brown, in charge of thi* morning’s program, announced that a similarly inter esting and entertaining event ix tc be staged at the school on Monday morning. November 25.

United States, Russia Defend UN Veto Use Russian Tells Small Nations Attempt Is Doomed To Failure luike Success, N. Y.. Nov. 15 — I (UP) Russia and the United States defended the Idg power of the veto today, and Andrei A. VishltiNky warned the little nations that ,ieir attempt to revise the United Nations voting procedure was “doomed to failure." Vishlnsky told the political and security commute that if the veto battle was "a campaign of the little nation* against the great nations." the general assembly should close down a* fast a* possible. The deputy Soviet foreign minister repeated the Russian de mand that British Irtxtps be rejnoved from Greece, and served notice that the Soviet will fight to the end for United Nations action against the Franco government of Spain. While flatly opposing the small powers' demand that the big powers’ veto be restricted or eliminated, the United States called on Britain. Russia, France and China to agree on means of Pe strfeting the veto's use and preventing any of the major powers from using his special voting power “wilfully to obstruct the operation of the council " Connally In effec t told the small and medluin-slxed powers to abandon their fight to alter the veto formula and leave to the big five the tasking of softening its Impact on the operations of the UN. He made clear that this country believe* only Russia has misused the* veto, lent left no doubt that the United State* still guards the veto power as Jl'alously as Russia and will not submit to at<y (Turn To Page «. Column '•» Gold Slar Awarded To Former Officer Dick Sheets Honored In Award From Navy Dick Sheets, former lieutenant in ‘he U S. naval reserve, ha* been awarded a gold star in lieu of a second air medal, according to word received from tile navy •department today. He received the award for his efforts during operations against the Japanese in the Central Pacific. The citation states that it is given “for meritorious achievement in aerial flight in forward areas of the Central Pacific from January 28 to April 15, 1945 Completing 10 missions during this period, Lt. (jg) Sheets contributed materially to the success ot his squadron. His g'.latu devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United State* naval service." The pilot of a twin engine bomber, he had previously been (Turn To Pag* 2. Column 5) Two Infant Girls Burned To Death Granite City. 111, Nov. 15—(UP) - Two Infant girls burned to death and their mother and 4 year-old sketer were injured critically texlay when fire swept their small home here. The dead babies were Mary Esther and Patricia Ann McKinnon. 7 months old and two years old respectively. They were the daughters of Mrs. Mary Esther McKinnon, 22-year-old widow.

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Mine Workers Head Makes Announcement After Rejecting Plea From Pres, Truman Washington, Nov. 15.—(UP) — John L. Lewis texlay terminated his contract with the g>ve:nment In an action which apparently means that 400.000 soft coal miners will leave their jobs next Thursday. The united mine workers chief announced termination of the AFL union’s contract with the government. effective a’ midnight Wednesday. shortly after President Tru- ■ man had appealed to him to keep I coal production going. The president disclosed that Leal* had rejected a government plan for returning the mines, placed under federal control after a 50-duy strike last spring, to their private owner*. The mine operator* had accepted the plan. The president tevea.e.l that secretary of interior J. A Krug had given Lewis, president of the united mine worker* (AFL'. a plan yesterday under which ope'-atccrx and miner* could negotiate for a new contract while th* mine* remained in operation. The coal mine* presently are under government administration Th" government ha* been anxious to return them to the operators. The ccperator* accepted the plan. Mr. Truman Mid, '<»ut Lewis notified Krug this morning that the proposal was unacceptable to the union. “The government pr posal fcc fair and equitable." the president said “It considers the rights of the miner*, the operators and the public and carefully protects the tights of each. “In view of this, it Is my hope that a seriouo reconsideration of the entire -cituati it will convince the united mine worker* that ths adoption of this proposal is for ths best inteiests of all concerned. "Acceptance of the propoMl by the mine worker* will satisfy the dMlre of 14tt.iHm.mm (M) Americans for industrial peace and continued production in the soft coal mine* and in ail our great industries which are so dependent upon coal." The White House u lso made public a letter from Krug to Lewie outlining Krug’s negotiating plan. It called for I MW and management, officials to meet Nov. 16 to begin negotiations while coal prcxluctlon continued under the government contract for a maximum pericxl of two montlM," During the first month the miners would be given no retroactive (Turn to >'.,«< r. Column Late Bulletins Moberly. Mo.. Nov. 15—(UP) —Five fires in Hiqbee, Mo., nine miles southwest of here, today took a toll of SIOO,OOO in damage in what city marshall Romie Thornhill described as an apparent attempt to burn the entire town. All of the fires, Thornhill said, seemed to be the work of arsonists, each of the five being started in the same manner by spreading a mixture of gasoline and oil over the back doors of business establishments. All fires were centered in the two-block business district of the town of 900 people. Hollywood, Nov. 15.—(UP)— Police waded Into pickets marching five abreast today at Columbia Studios, making mass arrests of striking AFL conference of studio union members for violating a court injunction. O "Close To My Heart.” an unusual love story by Margaret Nichols, will start In serial form in the DAILY DEMOCRAT. Monday. Nov. 18. Tbe story by the author of "Always With Me” and other popular novel, I* said <o lie Miss Nlch- ’ ols’ Imst story. Follow It daily In your home newspaper. The Daily Democrat. O